F*** the monoculture: How Kickstarter is putting cultural ideology above profits | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers

F*** the monoculture: How Kickstarter is putting cultural ideology above profits | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers Founded out of New York in 2009, Kickstarter has facilitated crowdfunding to the tune of $2 billion to date, with more than 10 million people plowing their cash into often weird and wacky projects.
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